| Deposit ID | 10298104 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M014403 |
| MAS/MILS ID | 0410010022 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Sheep Mountain Prospect |
| Alternate or previous names | Sheep Mountain Group, Kent |
| Related records | 10032714 |
| Point of reference | Main Entrance |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | -117.58162, 44.56236 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1402 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Baker(county)
Oregon(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Lost Basin(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Baker City(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Burnt(hydrologic unit)
Middle Snake-Powder(hydrologic accounting unit)
Middle Snake(hydrologic subregion)
Pacific Northwest(hydrologic region)
Federal lands
Bureau of Land Management(Bureau of Land Management OR)
Bureau of Land Management OR BLM(Type of land area)
BLM(Federal land areas administered by BLM)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Oregon | Baker |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willamette | 011 S | 042 E | 33 | Oregon |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| Main Entrance (1) | -117.58162, 44.56236 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface-Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Small |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1918 |
| Type of mineral rights | Located Claim |
|---|---|
| Type of mineral rights | Unknown |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | George Bailey And W A Jefferson |
| Home office | Oregon |
| Year | 1974 |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Fred Wise-Lessee |
| Home office | Idaho |
| Year | 1974 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 0410010022 | |
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M014403 | MAS references MRDS |
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. BULLETIN 725-C, 1921, P. 227.
OR. DEPT. GEOL. AND MIN. INDUST. BULLETIN 17, 1942, P. 53-54
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES RI 5472, 1959, P. 12-17.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-JUN-1992 | Ridenour, James | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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